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The 20 Best Places to Drink in Montréal

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The best places to drink in Montréal, according to the experts: The 50, Spirited Awards, and Tastet have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Atwater Cocktail Club comes out on top.

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The Cloakroom and Bar Numéro hold the next two places. Spirited Awards shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.

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  1. Rank 1. Atwater Cocktail Club

    Cocktail Bar

    Glittery couches, a backbar stacked with hard-to-find agave and sugar-cane spirits, and DJs on weekends make the setup clear before the first drink arrives. This is a cocktail bar that takes its mixing seriously, with odd, exciting combinations sitting alongside mastery of the classics. The kitchen turns out proper bar food, too. North America's 50 Best Bars has it listed, and the crowd skews local, which is usually the better sign.

    The awards

    +6 more awards at Atwater Cocktail Club
    Address
    512 Av Atwater, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 3 AM

    Tuesday 5 PM–3 AM

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  2. Rank 1. The Cloakroom

    Cocktail Bar

    Hidden behind a menswear shop in a grand old Golden Square Mile building, this 25-seat cocktail bar operates on the tailor's principle: no menu, just a conversation about what you feel like, followed by something made precisely for you. The bar team draws on a deep house library of amari, liqueurs, and tinctures alongside vintage spirits to put it together. Canada's 100 Best named it the top bar in the country in 2026.

    The awards

    +7 more awards at The Cloakroom
    Address
    2175 Rue de la Montagne, Montreal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Tuesday 4 PM–1 AM

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  3. Rank 3. Bar Numéro

    Modern Cocktail Bar

    The stainless steel bar runs through the center of the room, with bartenders working inside it rather than behind it, so you're surrounded by the action whether you want to be or not. It's a cocktail bar on Saint-Laurent doing force-carbonated highballs and tableside martinis poured into glasses refreshed mid-drink to hold temperature, but a Labatt 50 sits on the menu without irony. Named a Regional Top 10 Honoree at the Spirited Awards, and already on Canada's 100 Best Bars list.

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    Address
    6382 Boul. Saint-Laurent, Montréal, QC · Montréal
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  4. Rank 3. The Coldroom

    Cocktail Bar

    A painted duck above a handleless door is the only sign you're in the right place. Ring the bell, wait, then descend into a 19th-century warehouse that now runs as an intimate speakeasy in Old Montreal. The bar team builds spirit-forward cocktails tailored to your mood, and the room rewards the kind of night that starts with "just one." North America's 50 Best Bars placed it at number 97 in 2026.

    The awards

    +1 more awards at The Coldroom
    Address
    155 Rue St-Paul E, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Tuesday 5 PM–1 AM

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  5. Rank 5. Bar Bello

    Italian Cocktail Bar

    A vintage vending machine stocked with eight bottled Negronis, including a rotating seasonal riff, is a pretty good thesis statement for an aperitivo bar. Bar Bello is an ode to Italian drinking culture, all taralli, focaccia, and a long list of amari and vermouths alongside Sbagliatos, Garibaldis, and cocktails built for a large patio. It landed on North America's 50 Best Bars list. Come with a tolerance for bitterness and no plans until evening.

    The awards

    Address
    6740 Boul St-Laurent, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Tuesday 5 PM–1 AM

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  6. Rank 5. Bar Bisou Bisou

    Cocktail Bar

    Stone walls, whitewashed brick, and colourful tiles set the mood at this aperitivo bar tucked into Old Montreal. The list leans hard into sherry, vermouth, amaro, and obscure fortified wines, with low-ABV and spirit-free options that don't feel like an afterthought. Small plates are built to pair, not to fill. It landed on Canada's 100 Best Bars list, which tracks for a room where the drinks menu reads like a love letter to everything your wine shop keeps behind the counter.

    The awards

    Address
    416 Rue St-Vincent, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until midnight

    Tuesday 4 PM–Midnight

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  7. Rank 5. Bar Dominion

    Cocktail Bar

    The original Art Deco tile floors and woodwork have been around forever, and the team behind Bar Dominion wisely left them alone. This is a gastropub with a serious cocktail program, the kind of room that feels like a grand hotel bar but where people actually stay for a second drink. The raw bar and steak frites handle the food side; the cocktails handle the rest.

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    Address
    1243 Rue Metcalfe, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Tuesday 4 PM–1 AM

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  8. Rank 8. Le Majestique

    Seafood

    Wood panelling, mounted deer heads, and mismatched chairs set the tone at Le Majestique, a festive bar on The Main where the seafood tower arrives with theatrical intent. Industry regulars fill the room early, working through a deep list of natural wines, microbrews, and classic cocktails. The oysters stay hyper-fresh, but most people are here to drink well in a room that looks kitschy and acts like it means it.

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    Address
    4105 St-Laurent, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Closed now, opens Wed midnight

    Tuesday Midnight–3 AM

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  9. Rank 9. Milky Way

    Cocktail Bar

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    1886 Rue centre, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 3 AM

    Tuesday 6 PM–3 AM

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  10. Rank 10. Bon Delire

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    4855 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 3 AM

    Tuesday 5 PM–3 AM

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  11. Rank 11. Bar George

    British

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    1440 Rue Drummond, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 7 AM–10 AM, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 2:30 PM–10 PM

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  12. Rank 11. Lounge at Marcus

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    1440 Rue de la Montagne, Montréal QC · Montréal
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  13. Rank 13. 132 Vintage

    Cocktail Bar

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    132 Rue Fleury Ouest, Ahuntsic, Montreal, Quebec, QC · Montréal
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  14. Rank 13. Cantina Concha

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    21 Rue de la Commune E, Montréal, QC · Montréal
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  15. Rank 13. El Pequeño Bar

    Cuban-Inspired Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    401A St-Vincent, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 1 AM

    Tuesday 5 PM–1 AM

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  16. Rank 13. Le 9E

    French

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    900-1500 Boul Robert-Bourassa, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 10 PM

    Tuesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  17. Rank 13. Le Mal Nécessaire

    Cocktail Bar

    Perpetual tropics in downtown Montreal, regardless of what February is doing outside. Le Mal Nécessaire is a sprawling cocktail bar with tall pillars, soaring ceilings, and a long polished bar that commits hard to the urban-equatorial bit. Drinks split neatly between breezy coconut-and-rum constructions and more serious, grown-up pours, so the crowd tends to contain both people unwinding and people who actually read the back of an amaro bottle.

    The awards

    Address
    1015 Rue St-Alexandre Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Open now, until 2 AM

    Tuesday 4:30 PM–2 AM

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  18. Rank 13. Restaurant Limousine

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    Address
    639 Av. Victoria, Saint-Lambert, QC · Saint-Lambert
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  19. Rank 13. Salon Badin

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    2621 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal QC · Montréal
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    Closed now, opens 7 PM

    Tuesday 7 PM–1 AM

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  20. Rank 20. Nacarat

    Cocktail Bar

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    Address
    900 boulevard Rene-Levesque Ouest, Montréal QC · Montréal
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